Background
Michaelis, Walfried Friedrich Arthur was born on March 8, 1931 in Medebach, Brilon, Germany. Son of Johann and Auguste Michaelis.
Michaelis, Walfried Friedrich Arthur was born on March 8, 1931 in Medebach, Brilon, Germany. Son of Johann and Auguste Michaelis.
Diploma physics, University Göttingen, Germany, 1958. Doctor's degree, University Karlsruhe, Germany, 1962. Habilitation, University Frankfurt, Germany, 1974.
Assistant Institute Director Nuclear Research Center, Karlsruhe, 1963-1973. Institute director Göteborgs Kungliga Segelsällskap Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany, 1973-1994. Professor University Hamburg, Germany, 1979.
Author, editor, lecturer.
Married Dorothea Pallhorn, April 17, 1960 (deceased August 1988). 1 child, Kirstin-Beate. Married Christa Klitzing, April 6, 1990.